Texas coach Mack Brown has the advantage of a great school in a great town with great tradition, which are the reasons Athlon ranks the Texas coaching job as the best job in college football. (Birmingham News/ Mark Almond)

So which school has the best coaching job?

Athlon Sports says don't mess with Texas.

But the fine folks at Athlon Sports didn't stop there. They ranked the 125 college football jobs.

Alabama ranks No. 3, and Auburn sits at No. 17.

Here are the other state schools: Troy (93), UAB (107), South Alabama (No. 121).

How did they do it?

According to the report, it is based on the attractiveness of the position from a coaching perspective. They considered tradition, facilities, location and money.

Then they asked: Where would they want to coach?

It also indicated the list doesn't take into account any NCAA sanctions or investigations.

BREAKING DOWN THE TOP 3

If a coach can handle stress and the demands of the job, like Nick Saban can - according to Athlon - then the Alabama job is the third best coaching job in America. (Vasha Hunt/vhunt@al.com)

The job at Texas gets the top nod for having the "complete package," as Athlon describes it. It hits the trifecta: good school, town and tradition.

Florida ranks No. 2 on the list for its location - and the amount of talent on the high school level in that location.

The only knock on both of the jobs, according to the report, are the expectations.

Alabama's tradition, top-notch facilities (check out the new weight room). the passionate fans and recruiting base were all cited as positives for landing the Tide at No. 3.

The only negative reported is it might be the most stressful job in the country. Well, duh.

THE SEC

Auburn is just one of two schools in the SEC to have at least five winning conference seasons in each of the past four decades, according to Athlon, which states if your ego can handle being the second most important coach in the state, then Auburn is your destination job. Gus Malzahn's team is ranked as the 17th best coaching job in college football. (Julie Bennett / jbennett@al.com)

Auburn and Georgia are both cited as the only two schools in the SEC with at least five winning conference seasons in each of the past four decades.

Athlon states that Auburn "can be a consistent winner in the nation's most difficult conference."

The negative?

"It will always be No. 2 in Alabama behind the Crimson Tide from Tuscaloosa," Athlon contends. "If your ego can handle being the second most important coach in the state, then Auburn can be a destination job."

OK, your turn. Take the poll about Auburn, then give us your take on this list, where it went wrong and how you would have ranked the teams.

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